The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-06
GRINDING OUT JUSTICE.
THE COURTS RESUME THEM SIT
TING FOR THE wINTh RS WORK.

on SUNNI Ali0AA AaN 49,
vorce Mil In FUN Blast Resolutions
on the Death OF ]. J, Abrams, Esq,
Tho City Courts Work.
Yesterday morning the Superior Court
convened for the Deccmher term and there
WAS throng ot witnesses in attendance
The court room and hall were crowded with
Jurors, grand and petit, witnesses and par
ties to suits that were 60 be there considered.
Alto O'Clock Judge A, Pratt Adams walked
into the cour, room and took his scat upon
the bench sheriff Roman opened the court,
which proceeded at ouec 10 business, The
following grand jurors were called
and answered present Francis II.
Bleoiworth. lamcS NJ. Barnard,
Thomas Daniels. Thomas f. Stubs, James
H. Floyd, FlNAd Nj, Hull, Reuben l., Rock
well Merritt W. Dixon, tucius A. Wake
man, TomhuSon +. johnson, John Sullivan,
James X. Garmsny, Moses ], SolomoaS,
William /. Nakeleo, VeorCe w Parish.
John q. Butler. Horace a, Crane, Daniel
Hogan. Albert 5. Bacon, Garland NJ, Ryals,
William J, Marshall, George a, Whitehead,
CeorSe : HaineS. A. Jesse Ives, Gustav
EckStein, William q. MorrelL
Solicitor General duBlgnon administered
the oath and the grand jury retired, and
NANNtS1 fANNNAN ~ htNNNANNllN ENAtNAtAl
JUpcE ADAMS CHARGE,
When the jury returned TO the court
reom after the election Judge Adams gave
them his charge. which was comprehensive
and clear. He called their attention TO
those hahitual violations NJ law which must
neceSSar1ly he a part ~ a Judges charge
until they shall have ceas,Ni. The sale of
liquor On Sunday, which was groSS viola
tian of a jlSt and wise law: the selling II
hal
drunkariS should also receive the attention OF
the grand Jury. he did not know whether
there was ANY gambling in the city, but If
there was the Jury should pursue that over
shadowing monster III iniQuity and Slay IL
II was a matter ~ public congratulation
that the necessity fer a new jail has been
recAgniaed and that the new building Is
almost roady 10 he turned over. Judge
Adams charged the jury 60 inspect it and
make any suggestions that il saw proper,
rHR JUSTICES OF THIS PEACH.
He charged the grand jury 20 examine
the hooks of the justices NJ the Peace to See
that they are properly kept; that no ex-
orhitant charges are made for issuing war.
rants for what crimes warrants are issued
and II the proper disposition had not been
made Of the cases brought before them
they should he indicted for malpractice
The occasion viii soon arise for guarding
the hallot box. He feared that in the pas,
the proper attention had not hcCn given 10
that matter. but it was the most important
duty of the grand jury to See that the
purity OF the hallot box was preserved.
The purity ~ the ballot box is the only as
S1lrance NJ an honest government, and the
frauds Of corrupt men should not he Per
mitted 20 thwsrt the viii Of the people
Bribery should he punished, and the receiver
Of a hrihe is equally guilty with the giNer.
rBR OLD COURT ROUSE.
speaking Of the court house> he said he
did not doubt that the grand Jury would
agree with It's predecessors Sha, the building
is inadequate and the accommodations in
sufficient and such that they should no; he
tolerated in alsN- clVihged community. The
building is unSightly ami uaocSs the dignity
which should marx s. temple NJ jaSsSce he
cSllei attention a. the election which is II
I've held Rext month % determine whether
the city shall VSSt the tstle % the old csIlaSA-
terry ia the County Commissioners - site
for \ new NNglTx hostSs. Ssaa sad that. no
matter What the result ~ the election should
he 1t OaSSht 10 he aocepted rs 4 final
settlement q the question whether the
cemetery should be uSea IS = curt houSe
S2ta A N0e bQsAslglg would he a credit ~
the community, Ii would not 3eseorS;s the
dead. bat would ee testimonial ~ the
humanity - Tire living, Fortunately. he
added, q IS largely N tire voser Il the
grand 9ary - give 6sTNacsao0 IN this matter
JACK wAl.SsS'S SS>Arx
TIE eSoSy,e II cAavsctS from the >anv1ea
camps : = matter ~ roraa1oN ACowlesSa
Me- Sew co0vfcsS fcasa thl> caantv have
tSasy>e3 eot0yp tssesr terms 6a3 sNvaTsi. Ssls
there Was osse notable tvSe II the pSaas,e 81
conV2cI who MAS Vsaser = ssse sentence for
naGUSeT. lie Vas not Gsllv S5Vls,S SIS -
the case, Aslt there - resSNN ~ bolseVe that
VhesNe vas peSl(Seo>o, ana he Thought 1; a
l'gNasNoC cSSs toc jae grand 5avv u SnVssss.
gate Ssas SgsrS 10 's7e attention * TIE oAlef
OxcCUtlN'o ~ tae SgSta
Mhoa the ly31e hSi iSalShea his charge
the grand 5'syy yVssrNS t. is roa-a - can-
ss,ser tn cSSSS AZ I've 3scaUSAs before IL. and
the peat s,srsrS were cslles ana SWIM
TIE caaVt tAea SIsgNsSea q sNs,ae ~ the
sseceSa~N llasltel>S lccsseas - TIE N,>erl,,g ct
tse terra. The AoDTS n t>aars Nil X ~ fal-
lows FS,asa p O'clock ~ 20. motions ana
CaNssseesS matters, from q ~ = Sas fr>na
SO u 6sA sey tr5alS, tpsst the tz-sSl ~ igsa-
NSaaTSslt CRIMINAL oSSeS ~Sll he 9,srnalIecG &,
rss over SAeSe ANayS> The docket was taken
oz ana the csSsS SSSagzaeS tor trial
sySxSNS KNOTS VNrExn
judge Adams then csalaa the siva->a
tleokss SrsS yrNcSSscS WITH the saoaa3 trials
In cSseS wA3cA bad has theSr first trials 81
Saae sSS1 ssxTa az ces.ys,
The SeNasS VsTsl2c<S Woye found. SnS
ts5voNceS granted in sAs following caSsSs
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1eAnsSS " WilllNn A. johnson. lsula
tAowssv VS. Eossers No~sSy. NhiSz V How
ars w IsAsT2eS Howard eeser Hey-w.sN3 "
SsaAe AeywrNea, TAcaaaAs Walker "
EescEnss NslSec. SsssrnS I. SScsfaS "
EArl&a Y, BeoSsors, James E Hogan "
kazsAeSA haSSa- PRAY AaAgsShs ~ Mary
ANhgagAt> Ssnaa0n AitslaS " M0llv Nstt3aS
WlllsSaa Ranks " AnSss Banks gahn
Ns-egs " Mary Myers Joseph Singleton
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